New Delhi. Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma has made a big jump to the second position in the latest ICC ODI rankings. This is another big achievement in the career of 37-year-old Rohit Sharma. Rohit’s form has been amazing in recent times, and he has taken charge of the Indian team with his consistent brilliant performance. Rohit’s bat also spoke loudly in the recently concluded three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka. While other Indian batsmen were seen struggling, Rohit changed the direction of the match with his patience and technique. Rohit scored 58 runs in the first match of the series, then in the second match he played an innings of 64 runs. Rohit also added 35 runs in the last and decisive match. His performance has taken him from third to second place in the ODI rankings.
ROHIT SHARMA MOVES TO NUMBER 2 ICC ODI BATTERS RANKING ??
– Captain is coming for the top position. pic.twitter.com/DyRVNl4Q1U
— Johns (@CricCrazyJohns) August 14, 2024
Babar Azam still on top
In the rankings, Pakistan captain Babar Azam is at the first position with 824 rating points. At the same time, Rohit Sharma is now at the second position with 765 points. Indian player Shubman Gill is at the third position with 763 points and Virat Kohli is at the fourth position with 746 points. This achievement of Rohit Sharma has once again proved why he is called ‘Hitman’.
Rohit Sharma’s ODI career so far
Rohit Sharma has played 265 matches in his ODI career so far, in which he has scored 10,866 runs in 257 innings at an average of 49.16. He has 31 centuries and 57 half-centuries to his credit. His highest score in ODI cricket is 264 runs, which is still a record.